1.Fire up the skillet or the grill and cook a meal--go all out with wine candles romantic music.

2.Make a picnic and\picnic just the two of you in the lounge room or the bedroom.

3.Take up a sport together. It doesn't matter what the sport is so long as you both enjoy it.

4.Go to a production by a local theatre group. Many of them are excellent and usually inexpensive.

5.Go to an art exhibition and then have a coffee and talk about the paintings you liked.

6.Make a CD together.

5.Go fishing together.

8.Depending on the weather, head to an indoor or outdoor ice-skating rink — it's the perfect excuse to hold hands and cozy up to each other to keep warm.

9.Settle down in a comfy spot with maybe a glass of wine or port for a good long chat.

10.Join a community group together, either as a volunteer for some charity or join a community class where you will learn a new skill.

11.Draw each other. If you draw as badly as I do, it might produce some hilarious results.

12.Make your own chocolate fondue and eat it together.

13.Work on a photo album or photo collage together.

14.Spend the day hiking and taking pictures together.

15.Sign up for a short course in Latin dancing or ballroom dancing.

16.Go parking just like when you were dating.

17.Depending on the weather go for a moonlight swim.

18.Play X box, WII, table tennis or pool.

19.Take a late night drive to a secluded beach and walk along the sand hand in hand.

20.Settle in for a night of pampering: Use your empty wallets as an excuse to stay in. Run a bubble bath and then treat each other to full-body massages.

21.Cook a favorite cake together.

22.Make your own picnic and take it to the beach or a park.

23.Go to a movie. Go for coffee afterwards and talk about the movie.

24.Cuddle up together with a DVD and some popcorn.

25.Get spooked at a haunted house. Start off the night by watching a scary movie before you go.

The main point is that you have fun spending time together and keep the lines of communication open.